The change would allow builders in the city to increase the resident capacity for both multi and single-family housing by increasing the maximum capacity for planned unit housing developments from 18 units per acre to 27.

It seems like the Washington County community may be taking steps in the right direction to improve health, as a local personal training business recently expanded their operation and facility due to success in the area.

"It's hard to imagine, reacting in the middle of the night, the narrow streets," said Senator Capito, (R) West Virginia. "But when you hear about the outpouring of the different firefighters, the different community responders, the different folks, I'm sure the religious community has come to the aide of the business owners, and really West Virginians."

The Hagerstown Regional Airport ranked in the top 10 percent in total jobs and business revenue among 35 publicly-used airports in the state of Maryland in 2014, according to the economic impact study by the Maryland Aviation Administration was released early July.

A lateral pipe on Main Street broke on Wednesday, causing the town of Berryville to lose 30,000 gallons of water. The town's manager, Keith Dalton, said the pipe was galvanized, which he said played a role in the break.

Three four-state residents pleaded guilty to their roles in a drug trafficking operation that was uncovered by the Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crime Task Force during a 41-person drug bust last month.

"What we've found is that opioid therapy has become problematic for patients," said Jay Sandy, nurse practitioner. "They tend not to do well on it long-term and over long periods of time they tend to need more and more of the medication to get the same effects that they did previously."

The Salvation Army of Winchester said it's facing its largest financial shortfall ever this year. The organization has been making a difference in the community for close to a century, and while it said it's not in danger of closing, it's being forced to make some cuts.